Caring for Creation

for 1 hour
Wissett, St Andrew
The Street Wissett Halesworth, IP19 0JG, United Kingdom

With Rev'd Edmund Smith. He writes:

Churchyards are a unique environment where the natural world touches heaven. A Churchyard is the final resting-place on earth for many of those who have died and have been commended to God’s nearer presence. They are a place to both mourn the loss of loved ones and to celebrate their life.

Churchyards are also a habitat for many forms of life which otherwise struggle to survive in the modern world: hedgehogs, slowworms, butterflies, bumblebees, and more. For this reasons, Churchyards have been a focus for recent thinking about the Church’s ecological commitments.

Love your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature, both organised by Caring for God’s Acre, bring together these two aspects of our Churchyard. This service is offered as an opportunity to consider how the sacred and ecological aspects of our Church life can support one another.

Wissett, St Andrew


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Blyth Valley Team Ministry

St Mary's Church
Steeple End
Halesworth
Suffolk

IP19 8LL
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01986 875941
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Caring for Creation

for 1 hour
Wissett, St Andrew
The Street Wissett Halesworth, IP19 0JG, United Kingdom

With Rev'd Edmund Smith. He writes:

Churchyards are a unique environment where the natural world touches heaven. A Churchyard is the final resting-place on earth for many of those who have died and have been commended to God’s nearer presence. They are a place to both mourn the loss of loved ones and to celebrate their life.

Churchyards are also a habitat for many forms of life which otherwise struggle to survive in the modern world: hedgehogs, slowworms, butterflies, bumblebees, and more. For this reasons, Churchyards have been a focus for recent thinking about the Church’s ecological commitments.

Love your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature, both organised by Caring for God’s Acre, bring together these two aspects of our Churchyard. This service is offered as an opportunity to consider how the sacred and ecological aspects of our Church life can support one another.

Our Benefice

Safeguarding

Our benefice of Blyth Valley Churches is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops' guidance and policies and have our own Safeguarding Officer. Our Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer who advises our Safeguarding Officer.

If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact our Safeguarding Officer Annie Groves on 01986 875941, or our Deputy Safeguarding Officer Pauline Milsted on 07780459285, or the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Karen Galloway on 07785 621319 or email [email protected].

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.  

Further information can be found on the diocesan website Promoting a safer church - Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

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